Find the best index funds, ranked by their 5-year CAGR, for low-cost passive investing.
Scheme Name | NAV (Rs) | AUM(Rs Cr) | 1W(%) | 1M(%) | 3M(%) | 6M(%) | 1Y(%) | 3Y(%) | 5Y(%) | 10Y(%) | SI(%) | ER(%) |
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38.83 | 965 | -0.20 | 1.79 | 2.80 | 14.25 | -5.74 | 22.43 | 28.88 | NA | 25.20 | 0.33 | |
39.38 | 2,502 | -0.06 | 1.61 | 2.53 | 13.75 | -1.77 | 22.18 | 28.39 | NA | 25.49 | 0.26 | |
26.94 | 2,235 | 0.23 | 2.64 | 3.41 | 11.52 | -1.22 | 17.38 | 24.03 | NA | 13.33 | 0.39 | |
189.10 | 108 | 0.95 | 3.34 | 4.63 | 12.23 | -2.84 | 17.14 | 22.59 | 13.24 | 25.98 | 0.61 | |
27.60 | 1,042 | 1.40 | 3.62 | 5.25 | 11.82 | -6.85 | 16.99 | 22.07 | NA | 16.66 | 0.25 | |
25.85 | 5,482 | 1.40 | 3.61 | 5.23 | 11.77 | -6.70 | 16.96 | 22.04 | NA | 14.02 | 0.34 | |
64.87 | 7,650 | 1.40 | 3.61 | 5.23 | 11.72 | -7.04 | 16.83 | 21.92 | 14.24 | 15.82 | 0.31 | |
57.02 | 96 | 1.39 | 3.61 | 5.17 | 11.82 | -6.69 | 16.90 | 21.86 | 14.21 | 14.66 | 0.38 | |
25.04 | 356 | 1.40 | 3.63 | 5.25 | 11.75 | -6.65 | 17.04 | 21.80 | NA | 17.32 | 0.32 | |
30.65 | 135 | 1.40 | 3.61 | 5.16 | 11.58 | -7.05 | 16.68 | 21.76 | NA | 22.88 | 0.34 | |
20.51 | 607 | 0.25 | 0.27 | -1.10 | 10.08 | 3.44 | 11.51 | 21.57 | NA | 12.64 | 0.26 | |
27.13 | 2,427 | 0.05 | 1.73 | 1.91 | 10.62 | -2.47 | 15.81 | 21.18 | NA | 17.98 | 0.17 | |
27.04 | 3,887 | 1.04 | 5.31 | 13.24 | 19.91 | 23.06 | 24.37 | 19.30 | NA | 20.25 | 0.61 | |
23.09 | 1,903 | 0.13 | 1.73 | 1.59 | 9.28 | -2.33 | 13.83 | 19.14 | NA | 15.18 | 0.21 | |
55.95 | 1,953 | -0.15 | 1.35 | 0.87 | 8.78 | -1.23 | 13.72 | 18.86 | 13.58 | 14.49 | 0.10 | |
175.89 | 23,719 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.85 | 8.74 | -1.26 | 13.70 | 18.86 | 13.51 | 25.26 | 0.17 | |
21.80 | 738 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.85 | 8.75 | -1.24 | 13.73 | 18.82 | NA | 14.53 | 0.12 | |
244.67 | 20,527 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.84 | 8.72 | -1.30 | 13.67 | 18.82 | 13.44 | 28.22 | 0.20 | |
46.11 | 2,607 | -0.15 | 1.35 | 0.87 | 8.77 | -1.17 | 13.70 | 18.82 | 13.33 | 12.76 | 0.07 | |
233.90 | 10,048 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.83 | 8.70 | -1.32 | 13.68 | 18.81 | 13.36 | 28.10 | 0.19 | |
24.67 | 825 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.85 | 8.74 | -1.25 | 13.69 | 18.80 | NA | 14.69 | 0.17 | |
264.48 | 13,914 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.84 | 8.71 | -1.31 | 13.65 | 18.80 | 13.35 | 29.34 | 0.19 | |
29.60 | 344 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.85 | 8.69 | -1.30 | 13.65 | 18.78 | NA | 22.09 | 0.18 | |
170.17 | 1,296 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.84 | 8.70 | -1.38 | 13.62 | 18.74 | 13.40 | 24.94 | 0.19 | |
261.00 | 1,121 | -0.15 | 1.34 | 0.84 | 8.72 | -1.28 | 13.64 | 18.68 | 13.08 | 29.21 | 0.20 |
Low-Cost Investing
Index funds typically have lower expense ratios compared to actively managed funds, keeping more returns in your pocket.
Market-Linked Growth
These funds replicate market indices like Nifty 50 or Sensex, giving investors direct exposure to the overall market.
Steady Long-Term Returns
Over 5 years or more, index funds have often matched or outperformed many active funds due to low costs and efficient tracking.
Ideal for Beginners
With simple structure and low cost, index funds are often the starting point for new investors.
It’s a mutual fund that mirrors a stock market index such as the Nifty 50, holding the same stocks in the same proportion.
Ranking index funds helps you track the performance of different funds for similar benchmarks. Often, the expense ratios and fund efficiency can make a fund good or bad.
No. They carry the same market risks as the underlying index. However, they eliminate fund manager risk and are low-cost.
Your investment advisor is the right person to answer this question for you.
Index funds are low-cost and suitable for most investors seeking long-term market returns. If you want broader exposure, you could also look at the best flexi-cap funds.
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